A Youth Baseball Coaches Tool Kit - Sample Practice Plans

A Youth Baseball Coaches Tool Kit

Missing:

Time Activity

3:45

Warm-up

3:50

Drill 1 – Base running

4:00

Stations – Three stations 15 minutes per station (1)

4:15

Contest 1 – King of the Hill

4:20

Stations – Three stations 15 minutes per station (1)

4:35

Contest 2 – Two Teams Running

4:40

Drill 2 – Throwing and Catching

4:50

Stations – Three stations 15 minutes per station (1)

5:05

Contest 3 – Throwing @ Buckets Team 1 vs. 2

5:10

Words for the Day

5:15

Practice over - Snacks

These are two of eight sample practice plans included. Ten pages of Section II are devoted to explaining how to develop a practice plan. In addition a twelve minute video showing a sample practice is included on the CD.

PRACTICE PLAN 2

Missing:

Activity

Time

Specifics and Objectives

WARM-UP

Run, Self Toss

TEACH

Review

Ball hit between 1B and 2B, how to handle

Run when the ball is hit, watch your coaches

Explain stations 1 & 2 and

Throwing and catching (stations 5 & 6)

STATIONS

Six Stations - six minutes per station (3)

Practice and develop skills

CONTEST

Toss Around (need stop watch)

STATIONS

Six Stations - six minutes per station (3)

Practice and develop skills

CONTEST

Throwing @ Buckets

LESSON

Words for the Day

The farther you reach, the farther you will go

Note: A cake is only as good as the ingredients baked into it. Likewise, a practice is only as good as the activities built into it. Good practices should include a mix of Drills, Stations and Contests. Other Sample pages explain and provide examples of Drills, Stations and Contests and demonstrate what is available on the CD to easily include in your practices.